The Departmental Guide, which has sold more than 25,000 copies in its first two editions, has been revised in this third edition to focus exclusively on assessment of instructional programs. Sections on assessment in graduate and professional programs and an introduction to assessment in general education have been added. There is also expanded coverage of topics encountered as institutions attempt to "close the loop" to include utilization of assessment results to improve student learning.

The Departmental Guide and Record Book for Student Outcomes Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness: Enhancing Student Learning and Institutional Performance through Effective Assessment Practices

Education & Teaching

Nichols, James O.

Nichols, Karen W.

Schools & Teaching

Agathon Press

The first publication to recognize that while administrative and educational support (AES) units should conduct assessment to improve their services, their assessment focus and procedures are substantively different from those in the institution's instructional programs. The Department Head's Guide leads AES staff through formulation of administrative service objectives, to identification of means of assessment, as well as primary and secondary criteria for success, and ultimately to using the results of assessment activities to improve services. Among the AES units for which the authors provide examples of the process are the Office of the Registrar, the Library, the Career Center, and the Accounting Department. Assessment implementation in public service and research units is also discussed.

The Department Head's Guide to Assessment Implementation in Administrative and Educational Support Units

This monograph focuses on general education, the one common curricular component that most institutions of higher learning share at the undergraduate level. Also known as the "core curriculum," this uniquely American curricular form is among the common interests of regional accreditation associations throughout the United States. In publicly financed institutions, it is also the area most likely to be the subject of "assessment for accountability" efforts by the public and their representatives. The monograph is user-oriented like the others in the series. Specific examples of models of general education assessment activities (through use of results to improve student learning) are provided for a comprehensive community college, a major state university, and a private college. Users are encouraged to adjust and adapt the models described to best meet their institutional circumstances and culture.

General Education Assessment for Improvement of Student Academic Achievement: Guidance for Academic Departments and Committees

Completely replaces "A Practitioner's Handbook" as the foundation volume in the Nichols series on assessment implementation.

A Road Map for Improvement of Student Learning And Support Services Through Assessment

Agathon Pr

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The Departmental Guide and Record Book for Student Outcomes Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness: Enhancing Student Learning and Institutional Performance through Effective Assessment Practices

The Department Head's Guide to Assessment Implementation in Administrative and Educational Support Units

General Education Assessment for Improvement of Student Academic Achievement: Guidance for Academic Departments and Committees

A Road Map for Improvement of Student Learning And Support Services Through Assessment